Hull only have 13 fit players at this point in time and under the caretaker management of Mike Phelan they were tipped for relegation for much of the pre-season period but have started brilliantly with today’s win following up last week’s defeat of the Champions.<\/p>\n
With Manchester United next up for Hull it is no wonder Mike Phelan was keeping his feet on the ground after the game<\/p>\n
“The difficulty to come here was to see if we could go after them or contain them. The players stuck to their task and we created more chances than them.<\/p>\n
“You have to take credit sometimes. We only have 13 senior players fit and it was an opportunity to get Shaun Maloney out there and it was a bit of a gamble. It paid off, especially for him.”<\/p>\n
“There are two sides to a game of football, in and out of possession<\/p>\n
“We knew what Swansea would do with the ball and it was about conserving energy.
\n“We wanted to get to 75 minutes and kick on form there, it worked really well.<\/p>\n
“There have been disturbances and upheaval at the club but the players have seen through that and been professional. It is only two games and there is a long way to go.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully we will be doing some business in the next week, we have to.”<\/p>\n